| Intro | Canadian actress |
| A.K.A. | Muazana Golja |
| Is | Actor |
| From | Canada |
| Type | Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
| Gender | female |
| Birth | 31 January 1996, Toronto |
| Age: | 24 years |
| Star sign | Aquarius |
Muazana “Ana” Golja (born January 31, 1996) is a Canadian actress and singer. She is known for playing Zoë Rivas in the teen drama Degrassi: Next Class and Ariana Berlin in the TV movie Full Out.
Career
Golja began her acting career in 2005 as Lucy in the Canadian police series 1-800-Missing. She later had small roles in the series Flashpoint and How to be Indie, before landing a part in the regular cast of Connor Undercover in 2010. In 2011, she played Liz in Clue. In 2010 with What’s Up Warthogs! she had her first major role as part of the main cast of that sitcom. She then participated in small projects and a web series before landing the role of Zoë Rivas in the Canadian teen drama Degrassi: Next Class in 2013.
In 2015, Golja played Ariana Berlin, in the TV movie Full Out: The Ariana Berlin Movie, a role which earned her a nomination for the Canadian Screen Awards.
Golja recorded the song “Feel So Good” for the Full Out soundtrack, produced by Roy “Royalty” Hamilton. As of January 2016, Golja was working on her debut EP, which has yet to be released.
Personal life
Golja is from the Streetsville neighbourhood in Mississauga, Ontario and of Albanian heritage.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Clue | Liz | |
| 2014 | En Vogue Christmas | Amber | |
| 2015 | Full Out: The Ariana Berlin Movie | Ariana Berlin | |
| Dumb Luck | Taylor | Short Film | |
| Degrassi: Don’t Look Back | Zoe Rivas |
TV roles and appearances
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1-800-Missing | Lucy | |
| 2008 | Flashpoint | Penny (10 years old) | |
| 2009 | Franny’s Feet | Panda | |
| 2010 | What’s Up Warthogs! | Laney Nielsen | |
| Connor Undercover | Lily Bogdakovitch | ||
| The Dating Guy | Little Girl Contestants | ||
| Vacation with Derek | Isabella | ||
| 2011 | How to Be Indie | Dotty | |
| Little Mosque on the Prairie | Betty Sue | ||
| 2012 | Super Why! | Additional Voice / Girl | |
| 2013 | Degrassi: Next Class | Zoë Rivas | |
| Life with Boys | Cassandra | ||
| Unlikely Heroes (TV Series) | Ellen | ||
| 2014 | Degrassi: Minis (TV Series) | Zoe Rivas | |
| Degrassi: On the Set | Herself – Interviewee | ||
| Katie Chats | Herself | ||
| 2015 | It Goes There: Degrassi’s Most Talked About Moments | Herself | |
| 2016 | Conviction | Jazmin Peligro | |
| Degrassi TV (TV Mini-Series) | Zoe Rivas |
Soundtracks
- 2015 : Full Out: The Ariana Berlin Movie
Awards and Nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance in a Children’s or Youth Program or Series | Gemini Award | Full Out: The Ariana Berlin Movie | Nominated |